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Re: What's up - plate hinge stiffening...
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lugnet.build.mecha
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 23:42:02 GMT
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I've found that putting paper between the two pieces stiffens the joint
nicely. However, I suspect your method allows for a greater weight
load.
Travis Dickinson
http://home.sc.rr.com/sivar/
Christopher Snead wrote:
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> In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes:
> > What's going on? What's everyone building? Anything in the works?
>
> I've been working on a couple of things. Mostly, doing more R&D on joint
> systems. Here's a new (?) way to stiffen those 1x4 plate hinges:
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> 1) Find yourself som wire. My guess is that it should be between 20 and 18
> gauge wire. I don't know for sure, because I used wire from a rectifying diode:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/jointtech/plate1.jpg
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> Clip off a piece of wire that is slightly shorter than the slot on the back of
> the hinge:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/jointtech/plate2.jpg
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> Gently push the clipping into the slot using a miniature screwdriver. Now you
> have a hinge which is stiffer by (approx.) a factor of two. The nice thing is,
> unlike the 1x4 stiffened brick hinge, the process is completely reversible. I
> have removed the clipping and observed no degradation in the original
> performance of the plate hinge.
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> Stack two of these stiffened plate hinges, and cover up the back with an
> unstiffened plate hinge. Now you have a completely hidden stiff hinge which is
> comparable in stiffness (actually a little stiffer) than the 1x4 brick hinge.
> No one will know your secret! ;-)
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> I used this new system to improve some of my mecha. The following poses were
> achieved using the stiffened plates:
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> "What are you saying, that I can dodge bullets?"
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/chondrite/Eros/eros9a.jpg
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> Getting kicked in the face...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=109418
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> Cockpit being pryed open...
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=109420
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> Yup, that's what's goin' on with me...
>
> Christopher
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